Nigerians mourn the death of Channel's TV Reporter, Precious Owolabi

It is all over Nigerian news how a Youth Service corps member and reporter of Channel's TV, Precious Owolabi was shot dead by a stray bullet in Abuja on Monday.

Owolabi was killed during a protest between the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shiites and the police in Abuja.

According to the Nation news, he was taken to the hospital but died there.

“He was taken to Amana Hospital in Area 8 which happens to be Channels staff clinic and after examining him, he was referred to Garki or National Hospital and because Garki was closer, he was taken to Garki but unfortunately, the surgeon to operate him was not on ground.

After the doctors stabilized him, he was taken to National hospital but he later died,” the source added.

Owolabi’s body has been removed from the National Hospital Abuja, on Tuesday, for homeward journey to zaria, Kaduna.

The NUJ Chairman, Emmanuel Ogbecehe in a statement, expressed his sadness over Owolbi's death. He said:

“The death of Precious Owolabi signifies how brutish and short life has become in Nigeria and signposts the danger faced by journalists daily in carrying out the constitutional mandate of holding government and its officials accountable to Nigerians,”

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